Table 3 Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval for association between demographic characteristics as well as the use of Certificate of Urgency and Knowledge of Certificate of Urgency
Variables | Knowledge of Certificate of Urgency | Univariate | Multivariatea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adequate (n) | Inadequate (n) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 72 | 130 | 1.10 (0.48–2.48) | 0.797 | 0.85 (0.19–3.09) | 0.698 |
Male | 68 | 109 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Professional qualification | ||||||
Med. doctor | 14 | 2 | 1.02 (0.44–2.35) | 0.838 | 1.62 (0.41–5.66) | 0.529 |
Phy. assistance | 15 | 14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Nurse | 111 | 223 | 1.14 (0.32–4.01) | 0.912 | 2.00 (0.17–25.05) | 0.636 |
Specialties | ||||||
Primary care | 68 | 130 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Obst. and gynecol. | 50 | 46 | 2.01 | 0.139 | 1.21 (0.28–6.27) | 0.706 |
Surgery | 6 | 16 | 1.00 | |||
Psychiatry | 12 | 4 | 12.5 (3.54–45.49) | < 0.001 | 9.56 (1.57–65.2) | 0.014 |
Internal medicine | 4 | 43 | 6.33 (0.08–1.56) | 0.112 | 0.44 (0.08–2.46) | 0.255 |
Years of work (years) | ||||||
1–5 | 73 | 140 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
6–10 | 42 | 79 | 0.89 (0.41–3.02) | 0.797 | 1.29 (0.35–4.81) | 0.122 |
11–15 | 22 | 12 | 2.86 (1.13–20.28) | 0.121 | 1.31 (0.04–2.19) | 0.211 |
16 years and above | 3 | 8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Use of the Certificate of Urgency | ||||||
Yes | 81 | 20 | 8.21 (3.12–20.18) | < 0.001 | 4.77 (1.021–14.01) | 0.044 |
No | 59 | 219 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||